package org.coode.cloud.model;

import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Set;

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2007, University of Manchester
 *
 * Modifications to the initial code base are copyright of their
 * respective authors, or their employers as appropriate.  Authorship
 * of the modifications may be determined from the ChangeLog placed at
 * the end of this file.
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.

 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 */

/**
 * Author: Nick Drummond<br>
 * http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~drummond<br><br>
 * <p/>
 * The University Of Manchester<br>
 * Bio Health Informatics Group<br>
 * Date: Sep 26, 2006<br><br>
 * <p/>
 */
public interface CloudModel<O> {

    void dataChanged();

    int getValue(O entity);

    int getMin();

    int getMax();

    int getRange();

    Set<O> getEntities();

    Set<O> getEntities(int threshold);

    O getEntity(String rendering);

    String getRendering(O entity);

    Comparator<O> getComparator();

    void dispose();

    void addChangeListener(ChangeListener modelChangeListener);

    void removeChangeListener(ChangeListener modelChangeListener);
}
